<p>NSW tribunal upholds liquor authority’s decision preventing Manthos Papadopoulos from entering Sydney Elements and Showgirls </p><p>A Sydney strip club owner has failed in a bid to overturn a ban on entering venues – including his own businesses – in the nightlife precinct of Kings Cross.</p><p>Manthos Papadopoulos, the owner of Sydney Elements and Showgirls, was banned by the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority in July after a request from New South Wales police, the NSW civil and administrative tribunal said in a decision published on Monday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/kings-cross-strip-club-owner-fails-to-overturn-ban-on-entering-his-own-high-risk-venues-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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Kings Cross strip club owner fails to overturn ban on entering his own ‘high-risk’ venues
<p>NSW tribunal upholds liquor authority’s decision preventing Manthos Papadopoulos from entering Sydney Elements and Showgirls </p><p>A Sydney strip club owner has failed in a bid to overturn a ban on entering venues – including his own businesses – in the nightlife precinct of Kings Cross.</p><p>Manthos Papadopoulos, the owner of Sydney Elements and Showgirls, was banned by the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority in July after a request from New South Wales police, the NSW civil and administrative tribunal said in a decision published on Monday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/19/kings-cross-strip-club-owner-fails-to-overturn-ban-on-entering-his-own-high-risk-venues-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>